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A poll conducted by the Chronicles research project and Extreme Scan group found that 49% of Russians support withdrawing troops from Ukraine and starting peace talks without achieving Moscow's military goals, while 33% oppose this.

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Kyiv Post → Source tone: likely

49% of Russians surveyed would support the withdrawal of Russian troops from Ukraine and the start of peace talks without achieving the military goals set by Moscow

Kyiv Post → Source tone: likely

33% of respondents opposed such a decision

Ukrinform → Source tone: likely

49% of Russians surveyed would support the withdrawal of Russian troops from Ukraine and the start of peace talks without achieving the military goals set by Moscow, while 33% of respondents opposed such a decision

Ukrinform → Source tone: likely

63% of survey participants were in favor of concluding a peace treaty with mutual concessions between Russia and Ukraine in the coming year

Ukrinform → Source tone: likely

32% of respondents said they were ready to participate in the war against Ukraine by order of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation, while 30% expressed the opposite intention

Ukrinform → Source tone: likely

29% of Russians were in favor of a new wave of mobilization

Kyiv Independent → Source tone: likely

49% of Russians support withdrawing troops from Ukraine and negotiating for peace, even without achieving the Kremlin's military objectives

Kyiv Independent → Source tone: likely

This represents an increase of nearly 10% from the three previous polls held since February 2023

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Extracted: 2026-02-18T21:09:31.896Z

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